Should the Legal Drinking Age be Increased to 21? by Tejvan Pettinger on May 9‚ 2013 in society Readers Question: Evaluate the case for raising the legal drinking age to 21. Will it be more effective than other methods for reducing the harmful effects of alcohol? There are several reasons to be concerned about the over-consumption of alcohol‚ especially amongst young people. In the UK‚ abuse of alcohol has contributed to several social‚ economic and health problems‚ including: Alcohol
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Persuasive Outline I. When you are at the age of 18‚ adulthood starts to set in. It’s that time when you have to grow up and be more mature about life. I feel like lowering the drinking age shouldn’t be no problem. I understand that alcohol causes deaths and violent crimes in a lot of different ways but not everyone drinks and not everyone a drinker. Someone could have a beer and two and be completely fine. There are actually people in this world who are responsible enough even at a young age
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California gave a talk about the hook-up culture on college campuses. She started the talk with college being a big‚ four-year orgy. I never thought about college being a big orgy‚ until I thought about my experience at my first college‚ Saint Lawrence University. The period I attended St. Lawrence University‚ I was so naïve to the hook-up culture‚ especially in my own sexual community‚ the gay community. Once I explored and engaged in the hook-up culture in the very small gay community‚ I understood
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Thesis: Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp is a story of one woman ’s struggle with alcoholism. She discusses the possible link between heredity and alcoholism‚ how she is effected by alcohol and how her life becomes uncontrollable as a result. I. Introduction to drinking A. Her family B. How it makes her feel 1. Social reasons 2. Avoidance of self-awareness 3. Physical Symptoms II. What is an alcoholic? A. "Skid row bum" B. "High functioning alcoholic" III. Is heredity a factor
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The quote I have chosen is from the commission for the future report on Australian culture. The quote is “robbed of a broader meaning to our lives‚ we appear to have entered an era of mass obsession‚ usually with ourselves: our appearance‚ our health and fitness.” This quote says that Australians have entered a place of gullibility and believe stuff to easily to gain reputation and social status. This is completely true‚ there is not one step without seeing someone on their phone or computer or just
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Despite the fact that college drinking has caused many issues‚ it has not been stopped‚ yet. College drinking is not only harmful for students who consume alcohol but also for other people who live around the campus. It has a bad influence on the social lives of the general population. Although some people might argue that most college students are only drinking on weekends to release stress and have fun‚ in the article‚ “Why Colleges Haven’t Stopped Binge Drinking‚” Beth McMurtrie argues that students
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something to drink. How many of you would prefer a glass of water out a fridge filled with soda‚ fruit juices‚ or beer? My guess is that probably no all of you prefer to drink water. I would choose water over the other options. I was not used to drinking water‚ but after I heard of the benefits that water has‚ I started to drink more water. For example when I’m thirsty instead of taking any kind of soda I prefer to drink water because it’s healthier for my health. Americans seem to carry bottled
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Final Conclusion References: Lowering the Drinking Age article by Robert Voas In Lowering the Drinking Age‚ an article written by Robert Voas in 2006‚ the author states that “lowering the drinking age could have sobering results”. This statement has a lot of controversy that comes along with it when reviewing and reflecting on the article. Some points that the author makes are that the United States law of the minimum legal drinking age of twenty-one has always been a fairly successful
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Why do so many college students binge drink? In all 50 states of America‚ the legal drinking age is 21‚ yet so many underage college students suffer from health problems due to extreme amounts of alcohol consumption. Drinking in college has become a new ritual‚ so much so that the days of the week all have been transformed into a reason to drink. Formally known as Monday-Sunday have all been rebirthed into‚ “Messed Up Monday”‚ “Tipsy Tuesday”‚ “Wasted Wednesday”‚ “Thirsty Thursday”‚ “F***ed Up Friday”
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REA0017/10459 14 February 2013 “Curbing College Drinking…” The consequences of college binge drinking are more destructive and life- changing than students realize. In the article “Curbing College Drinking Starts with a Change in Attitude‚” by Sara Fritz‚ published in Pearson’s The Effective Reader in 2011‚ the author explains the problems resulting from excessive drinking on college campuses. Due to the seriousness of drinking‚ colleges find‚ it will take the combined effort of parents
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